δείκτης

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Greek

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, who shows, points) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that points").[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈði.ktis/
  • Hyphenation: δεί‧κτης

Noun

δείκτης (deíktism (plural δείκτες)

  1. indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
    δείκτης νοημοσύνηςdeíktis noïmosýnisintelligence quotient
  2. index finger, forefinger
  3. pointer of an instrument
  4. subscript

Declension

singular plural
nominative δείκτης (deíktis) δείκτες (deíktes)
genitive δείκτη (deíkti) δεικτών (deiktón)
accusative δείκτη (deíkti) δείκτες (deíktes)
vocative δείκτη (deíkti) δείκτες (deíktes)

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References

  1. ^ δείκτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language